I partly agree with Fallen Leaves. The song sounds quite happy (a bit like most songs since Gravity) but really it's a sad song, because it's only in the Dreamland that "the kids are allright and the sky is blue".
The way the song starts about Mother setting the table and Dad working hard reminds me of my own childhood. Raine and OLP grew up in the 70's and 80's and the world was definitely a different place then. We tended to know our neighbours more, as kids we'd just go play outside and roam the streets and we'd be safe. Further the song says that a man dies and no one gives a fuck. We don't know our neighbours anymore. All his friends are getting older, things are changing, sometimes just for the sake of changing.
I think this is a nostalgia song. To me it's a childhood memory song.
I partly agree with Fallen Leaves. The song sounds quite happy (a bit like most songs since Gravity) but really it's a sad song, because it's only in the Dreamland that "the kids are allright and the sky is blue".
The way the song starts about Mother setting the table and Dad working hard reminds me of my own childhood. Raine and OLP grew up in the 70's and 80's and the world was definitely a different place then. We tended to know our neighbours more, as kids we'd just go play outside and roam the streets and we'd be safe. Further the song says that a man dies and no one gives a fuck. We don't know our neighbours anymore. All his friends are getting older, things are changing, sometimes just for the sake of changing.
I think this is a nostalgia song. To me it's a childhood memory song.
Beautifully explained. I agree.
Beautifully explained. I agree.